Section 172.002 - Definitions(a) In this chapter: (1) "Arbitration" includes any arbitration without regard to whether it is administered by a permanent arbitration institution.(2) "Arbitration agreement" means an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has arisen or may arise between the parties concerning a defined legal relationship, without regard to whether the legal relationship is contractual. The term includes an arbitration clause in a contract or a separate agreement.(3) "Arbitration award" means a decision of an arbitration tribunal on the substance of a dispute submitted to it and includes an interim, interlocutory, or partial award.(4) "Arbitration tribunal" means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators.(5) "Claim" includes a counterclaim.(6) "Conciliation" includes any conciliation without regard to whether it is administered by a permanent conciliation institution.(7) "Defense" includes a defense to a counterclaim.(8) "Party" means a party to an arbitration or conciliation agreement.(b) The meanings assigned by this section to "claim" and "defense" do not apply in Sections 172.114(a) and 172.118(b)(1).Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 172.002
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. 9/1/1997.Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989. Redesignated from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 249-2 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.